Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Phil Garnock-Jones @theobrominated.eurosky.social · 15hOngoing research in taxonomy is absolutely crucial to this mission. That means taxonomists to support and interpret the collections and databases. 286
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Bioeconomy Science Institute @bioeconomyscience.bsky.social · 02/09/2026🌱 Curious about a career in science? Join us for E Tipu, E Rea – a free, hands-on open day for tertiary tauira and graduates to meet researchers, explore science in action and discover where a career in science could take you. 📅 18 Sept | Lincoln Register 👇 bit.ly/3T8wH2Tbit.lyKanapu Exchange - KanapuKanapu Exchange has been designed to connect emerging Māori researchers and graduates with industry specialists and organisations as well as offering hands-on experiences that shape our research, scie... 004
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Someone woke up and chose violence 1323
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Simon J. Greenhill @simongreenhill.bsky.social · 18/08/2026NZ National and ACT parties can't even be bothered to show up for a pre-election forum discussion of Science and Research funding in NZ. Tells you all you need to know about their priorities. www.youtube.com/live/0yxmHaa... #NZPol 49045
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Troy Baisden @troybaisden.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Today 12-1pm Panel Discussion on Science and Research Issues for the 2026 General Election Catch the livestream (or attend - preferably if you've registered). www.youtube.com/live/0yxmHaa...youtube.comPre-Election Forum on Science & ResearchYouTube video by New Zealand Association of Scientists 162
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Chenxin Li, PhD @chenxinli2.bsky.social · 15/08/2026While both nori & wakame are edible seaweed, they are separated by >1 billion (!) years of evolution. Nori is red algae, which acquired its chloroplasts via primary endosymbiosis; wakame is brown algae, which acquired its chloroplasts from another algae. They are about divergent as human vs yeast. 1133396
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 06/08/2026Reuben Davidson with a good speech in parliament on the shocking cuts to New Zealand science Davidson actually showed up to my office at Auckland Uni (!!) to discuss how scientists need to be supported in this country, and how to ensure we don't lose a generation of boffins to foreign shores #nzpol 46124
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Alex Rubinsteyn @alexr.bsky.social · 31/07/2026JFC. There's a gene named NaN. 5183
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Peter Dearden @peterkdearden.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Let's stop pretending biology is easy. open.substack.com/pub/peterkde...open.substack.comon biology in schoolsand the illusion of being close to physics 075
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 29/05/2026Embarrassing for NZ media that it took the @nytimes.com to visit rural Māori communities to show the hardship they are experiencing. 613753
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Troy Baisden @troybaisden.bsky.social · 28/05/2026NZAS release on Budget 2026 is out. It wasn't even a nothing burger this year... What is shocking is the long-term trend. scientists.org.nz/news/13636927 02521
Rebecca Bloomer @rhbloomer.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Desperate to escape the fog in Canterbury this week, I skipped school this arvo to head up the crater rim. I found sunshine, and also these Forbidden Cookies. 31058
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer anil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 14/05/2026wow — the preprint host, arxiv, is banning authors for a year if they submit papers with hallucinated citations 🤖 9458091913
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Hundreds of ultra-rare NZ plants grown from last two specimensrnz.co.nzHundreds of ultra-rare NZ plants grown from last two specimensResearchers managed to collect just three seeds of the woollyhead herb in one season - two of which germinated. 02813
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 09/05/2026David Pocock applauds $387.4m in extra funding for CSIRO after tens of thousands sign petitiontheguardian.comDavid Pocock applauds $387.4m in extra funding for CSIRO after tens of thousands sign petitionAnalysis commissioned by independent senator found national science agency’s funding is at its lowest since 1978 The Albanese government will boost funding to CSIRO by $387.4 million in a bid to meet the long-term costs of the national science agency. It follows months of advocacy by scientists and staff after hundreds of job cuts and cost-cutting measures. Continue reading... 722159
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 23/04/2026When Einstein developed general relativity the closest thing to a practical application that could even be imagined at the time was a slightly more precise description of where to look for the planet Mercury in the sky, and yet now we’d all be literally lost without it. Anyway: fund basic research. 5362801669
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 15/04/2026The record of the dates of the start of the cherry blossoms in Japan is a classic natural measure of climate change (two posts below) - 083
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Eric Haywood @erichaywood.bsky.social · 07/04/2026The Moon: oh wow you guys decided to come back Artemis II crew: earth’s haunted 58191845298
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer 🦝 Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝 @pepperraccoon.com · 07/04/2026I recently did a collaboration with the Department of Conservation to develop a line of merch for their iconic visitor centres at Tongariro and Aoraki National Parks... The Aoraki designs aren't public yet, but I can share the Tongariro designs which are now available for purchase on location. 3326970
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 05/04/2026“first drafts of Results, Discussion, and Introduction should be the trainee’s own work. AI can help with grammar…tightening prose…critiquing the logic of an argument you’ve already made. But the hard part of forming the argument needs to be yours.’ blekhman.substack.com/p/you-need-t...blekhman.substack.comYou need to make AI guidelines for your labHere's why you should, and how to start 49030
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 06/04/2026"Spring bloom has been mostly early across the country, with central states seeing conditions for bloom 2-5 weeks early than a long-term average (1991-2020). Denver, CO is 35 days early, and Nashville, TN is 17 days early." Information from @usa-npn.bsky.social: www.usanpn.org/data/maps/sp... 613950
Rebecca Bloomer @rhbloomer.bsky.social · 04/04/2026The more sequence data I get at, the deeper I feel this in my soul 😅 151
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Toni Potter @tonipotter33.bsky.social · 04/04/2026youtu.beShihad - Home Again (Official Video) HDYouTube video by Shihadmusic 285
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Tim Curran @timcurran.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Fancy a permanent lectureship in ecology at a great little uni in Aotearoa New Zealand? We have TWO roles available as part of our Joint Institute programme with Huazhong Agriculture University in Wuhan, China; 16 weeks teaching there, the rest at LU. careers.lincoln.ac.nz/jobdetails/a...careers.lincoln.ac.nz Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Ecology (HZAU) - Lincoln University 11620
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 01/04/2026This report is terrible for the environment. NZ massively under-monitors environmental change and this is an issue in a changing climate because we will miss impacts of climate and other global change processes until it's too late to do anything about them. www.mbie.govt.nz/assets/repor...mbie.govt.nz 16530
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Troy Baisden @troybaisden.bsky.social · 01/04/2026The report is dire all around but particularly bleak for Ag and Bioeconomy if its signals are followed. NZAS comments are on our releases page. scientists.org.nz/press-releas... 065
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Botany One @botany.one · 01/04/2026Herbarium Sheets Are Holding Secrets Their Makers Never Intended www.botany.one/herbarium-sh... When you mount a plant on a sheet, you capture more than botany. A new paper reveals the unexpected historical treasures hiding in herbaria, and why closing them is a mistake. #Botany #PlantSciencebotany.oneHerbarium Sheets Are Holding Secrets Their Makers Never IntendedWhen you mount a plant on a sheet, you capture more than botany. A new paper reveals the unexpected historical treasures hiding in herbaria, and why closing them is a mistake. 03019
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Craig Bunt @profaginn.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Genetics is helping identify and protect historic apple varieties at the Jim Dunckley Heritage Orchard near Dunedin, turning it into a true living library. The Apple ID project is supported by Ag@Otago and BSI. www.odt.co.nz/rural-life/h... #Horticulture #HeritageApples #AgScience #Genomics #Otagoodt.co.nzKeeping tabs on Otago treesScience comes to the rescue to help identify apple tree varieties in an Otago heritage orchard. 031
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Journal of Experimental Botany @jxbotany.bsky.social · 21/03/2026🍎🛡️ RESEARCH 🛡️🍎 The Rvi2 locus that confers resistance to scab in apple is fine-mapped to a 10 kb LTR retrotransposon insertion containing an FPPS gene, and used to develop a structural variant marker – López-Girona et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #PlantScience 🧪 Awais Khan 0125
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/03/2026Christchurch public talk info here! events.humanitix.com/public-talk-th… #ProfSamLectureTourevents.humanitix.comPUBLIC TALK- The Beatrice Hill Tinsley Lecturer-Astronomy vs. the Billionaire Space Race- Dr. Samantha LawlerIn February 2024, hundreds of pounds of potentially lethal debris from a SpaceX Crew Dragon trunk from a private astronaut mission fell on farmland near Regina, 1107
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 12/02/2026This isn't shortread data, but alignments of genome assemblies with N50 > 100Mb. The plot is the # of bp per 100Kb window that are dropped because of missing data -- because those bp physically are not there in one of the other 25 genomes. This is what normal plant genomes look like, folks. 86217
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 30/12/2025Open up this picture fully. Then look at the surface of Mars. Then look up to the top right. Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky. Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos. That's Earth. 7647331854
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Fabienne Gallaire @lignedescience.social.sciences.re.ap.brid.gy · 17/12/2025To history of science scholars that may be around: Do you happen to have any good refs on the history of chromosome linkage mapping, map units, the definition of the centiMorgan and so on? #histsci #histbio #genetics #biology #historyofscience #haldane 309
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Bioeconomy Science Institute @bioeconomyscience.bsky.social · 18/12/2025In 1997, we asked: How will ecosystems respond to rising CO₂? Then we waited—25 years. NZ FACE revealed slow changes: pasture growth up just 3%, fertiliser efficiency halved, and forage quality fell. Learn more: bit.ly/4qcPNzS #ClimateChange #FutureFarming 032
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 15/12/2025always reblog food system insights 720127
Rebecca Bloomer @rhbloomer.bsky.social · 14/12/2025Hoowwwwww stinkin' cool is this - entrusted to the task of muling this (unopened) DSIR-era artefact to our hop breeder in Motueka. It must be almost as old as me 😅👵 Wonder if we could twist someone's arm to do a BSI IPA with some of our newer varieties?! 170
Rebecca Bloomer @rhbloomer.bsky.social · 09/12/2025I'd part with Actual Dollarbucks for a gene-edited MLO locus in my goth violas, this powdery mildew is killing the vibe 040
Rebecca Bloomer @rhbloomer.bsky.social · 28/11/2025Honestly living and working in Lincoln this is... not inaccurate 😅 030
Rebecca Bloomer @rhbloomer.bsky.social · 20/11/2025One mild sunburn, four excellent sampling buddies, a few scratches to shins and 800-odd hops later.... home time. Perfectly timed for sampling at a comfy height though! Thanks Motueka, always a pleasure 🫶🌿🍻 040
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 28/07/2025This new paper documents a tenfold increase in research papers using community-collected iNaturalist data over just five years: tr.ee/89Ot3I According to the study, here are four key ways that iNaturalist data directly powers science 🧵⤵️ 211142
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Celeste Labedz @celestelabedz.bsky.social · 07/11/2025In case anyone is wondering if Watson was really THAT bad, @lpachter.bsky.social compiled a list of quotes that are absolutely not for the faint of heart. liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...liorpachter.wordpress.comJames Watson in his own words“Some anti-Semitism is justified” “Whenever you interview fat people, you feel bad, because you know you’re not going to hire them” “Japan should be bombed for d… 24583292
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 07/11/2025When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s) 101331293
Rebecca Bloomer @rhbloomer.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Today in "model organisms, they're just like real organisms": watched birds nicking inflorences off this wee dude out my office window today. For their nests, maybe? 172
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Robert McLachlan @robertmclachlan.bsky.social · 08/09/2025More cuts to the Marsden Fund of @royalsocietynz.bsky.social. This takes it down to $10/capita in real terms when it was over $16 for most of this century. Australia's equivalent, the ARC, is NZ$42/capita, as is the US NSF (despite ongoing attempts to gut the latter). www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nzFewer Marsden Fund grants after government cutsA major research fund has been forced to slash its grant allocation by more than $20 million next year. 44326
Reposted by Rebecca Bloomer Dr Lucy Stewart @lcsnz.bsky.social · 07/09/2025Context: this knocks back Marsden funding levels next year a whole two decades to (inflation adjusted) the same level funding as the 2005 Budget. 24836